Seytenga massacre

Seytenga massacre
Part of the Jihadist insurgency in Burkina Faso
Seytenga massacre (Burkina Faso)
LocationSeytenga, Séno Province, Burkina Faso
Coordinates13°58′23″N 0°18′12″E / 13.9729489°N 0.3033785°E / 13.9729489; 0.3033785
Date11-12 June 2022
15:30–5:00 (GMT, UTC±00:00)
Attack type
Mass shooting, massacre, arson
Deaths86 (per Burkinabe government)
165+ (per survivors)
InjuredUnknown
Perpetrators Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
MotivePro-government populace and presence of VDP

On June 11, 2022, jihadists from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara attacked the town of Seytenga, Séno Province, Burkina Faso, killing over a hundred civilians in a massacre. The massacre occurred after Burkinabe forces evacuated the city following ISGS' takeover of the Burkinabe base in the town on June 9.